Penguin Books has embarked on a musical venture by offering older Polygram recordings at relatively low price. On the face of it, this is not a big deal. However, Penguin's strategy is very interesting and represents, as far as I know, a precedent in the recording market. The strategy involves having liner notes written by well-known and regarded authors and essayists. Penguin's thinking is that folks who are avid readers but not avid music buyers will purchase the cd's for the liner notes; the music becomes an added bonus. I don't know if the strategy will work, but it's an alien strategy to me in that the music is secondary to the liner notes. For me, liner notes just don't carry weight in my puchasing decisions. Don Satz [log in to unmask]